Nobody's Fool

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Audience Member Overall, what begins as a slow-paced story about an old man with a limp soon transforms into something far greater than I could have ever expected. It's a touching story about family, friendships and loyalty. Paul Newman once again delivers a fun, likeable and charming character to the screen. While slow to begin with, the film delivers a strong payoff and reward by the third act. There are moments where I generally laughed out loud and other moments that felt gripping, dramatic and heartfelt. In the end, it's just a fun and lovable film that packs great rewards for those who invest in it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Jason The perfect film. Beautiful in every way Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/22 Full Review georgan g What a cast of great actors, even the minor roles. Watching a grown man actually grow is some of Paul Newman's best work. Rarely get stories this well done. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review allan c Paul Newman has had a career filled with classic roles, from "The Hustler" to "Cool Hand Luke" to "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" to "The Verdict," and I would argue that his role as Sully in "Nobody's Food" is among his best. Newman plays a divorced small town handyman hustling for jobs, dealing with a bum knee, who's halfheartedly fooling around with the wife (Melanie Griffith) of an ex-boss (an unbilled Bruce Willis), who estranged son unexpectedly turns up with grandkids he's never met. It may sounds like soap opera pablum, but it's so much richer. "Nobody's Fool" is a perfect example of a character driven film and not plot driven. It's all about the characters with no real driving narrative, other than following Sully around town over the course of several days. The characters are all flawed humans, but utterly endearing. After spending a couple hours with Newman, Griffith, Willis, Newman's landlady (Jessica Tandy), the cop with a chip on his shoulder (Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Newman's son (Dylan Walsh), you just want to continue being around these people and see where their lives go. I really just love all these people. On the technical behind the camera side, "Nobody's Fool" was directed and adapted by Robert Benton, who wrote classics such as "Bonnie & Clyde" and "Superman: The Movie" and wrote & directed movies such as "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Twilight" (the detective movie with Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon, and Reese Witherspoon, not the sparkly vampire movie). Benton once again delivers a movie that has depth, but presented with an unpretentiousness that recalls classic Hollywood films of Howard Hawks, Otto Preminger, or Ernst Lubitsch. The film's music by Howard Shore is among my all-time favorite scores. It's light, charming, and playful, yet also soulful, which perfectly compliments the tone of the film. And cinematographer John Bailey ("American Gigolo" "The Accidental Tourist" "In the Line of Fire" "As Good as it Gets") brings a lushness to this ordinary snow covered small town. Overall, "Nobody's Fool" is a pretty irresistible film that I think would appeal to just about everyone. It may be a little too saccharine to be perfect, but it's pretty darn close a perfect film. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Great sleeper movie. The plot sounded bland, but it was a really awesome movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Feels a part of a cinematic community from unresolved plot strings that might branch out across different stories emitted from the sole, standalone focus of Paul Newman's character. Of course, such expansive concept out of sudden intrigue is not particularly dated for the medium at the time but the story as its own still delivers what matters to the main hero. A narrowing, wide range characterization nicely structures a solidly directed, amending story of reconnecting to the past readied to look forward thanks to an excellent cast and how they performed at one of their best. (B+) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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